{"id":3945,"date":"2019-12-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2019-12-16T07:08:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:08:31","slug":"dec-16-newsletter-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/16\/dec-16-newsletter-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec 16 Newsletter Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The newest<strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"AskWoody Plus newsletter (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">AskWoody Plus newsletter<\/a><\/strong> is now available to members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>GOOGLE CHROME OS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/the-chrome-os-faq-part-iii-youve-got-a-chromebook-now-what\/#chrome-0\">The Chrome OS FAQ, Part III: You\u2019ve got a Chromebook. Now what?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST OF THE LOUNGE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/the-chrome-os-faq-part-iii-youve-got-a-chromebook-now-what\/#lounge-0\">Phishing with a browser\u2019s security icon as bait<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>LANGALIST:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/the-chrome-os-faq-part-iii-youve-got-a-chromebook-now-what\/#langalist-0\">New laptops prompt new concerns<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/the-chrome-os-faq-part-iii-youve-got-a-chromebook-now-what\/#patch-watch-0\">Closing out the patching year \u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>CLOUD SERVICES:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/the-chrome-os-faq-part-iii-youve-got-a-chromebook-now-what\/#cloud-services-0\">When moving to the cloud goes really bad<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out! 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